[Windows Server] Installing NeoVim on Windows Server

Usually on Windows when you want to install something you simply run

winget install Neovim.Neovim

But since this is a Windows Server another path is going to be taken.

Downloading NeoVim on the Server #

In order to download NeoVim, simply go to NeoVim’s Github Release Page and download the .zip file from there.

Installing NeoVim #

In order to install NeoVim, you will need to unzip your archive, and move it to C:\tools\nvim.

After that, you open the Windows Powershell AS ADMIN and paste the following below:

$oldPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$oldPath;C:\tools\nvim\bin", [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

Running NeoVim #

After adding the commands above, quit the shell window and then reopen it and run the following command.

nvim 

And it should open now.